LL rights to take photos while tenant is still in the property

graduate

grifferz wrote: »

What implication? You seem to be very eager to take offence. I said you have issues about your possessions being photographed and put on the Internet. Is that not correct? At no point did I say your issue was not reasonable.

I am sorry if I misinterpreted this but I thought you where implying something unsavoury.

grifferz wrote: »

I am not you so I cannot come up with the compromise for you that suits you. How about you expend some effort in reaching a reasonable compromise that gives you and your landlord a solution instead of complaining about it on the Internet?

How is coming on the internet to ask about your rights in a particular situation complaining. The following post have just been me explaining my position as some people seem to think it is unreasonable.

grifferz wrote: »

It's almost like you enjoy flailing around in a state instead of just sorting it out.

How am I failing around in a state?!

grifferz wrote: »

I still find it odd that so many people seem to think that the best way to sort out their issues is to go on about it to third parties on the Internet regarding their rights and the law, before they even try to have a sensible conversation.

I am simply trying to find out my rights before I talk to them again. It appears from the posts above that the LA are either uninformed or lying about them. I think on the whole the general public are mostly uninformed about their rights c.f. consumer rights. Isn't the whole point of a website like to inform people of their rights?!?

grifferz wrote: »

Landlord: I'd like to do X
Tenant: No. The law is on my side.

Doesn't sound particularly non-confrontational to me.

Where have I said that this is the attitude I was going to take? Again I just want to know my rights from an independent third party before I call them back.

franklee

I don't see graduate has any need to defend this, it's his/her home and every one of us is entitled to view our own homes differently and we all have different privacy values. Why can't the landlord use the photos that were used to advertise from when the property was let? Or he can easily advertise with external photos.

I wouldn't allow most of my home to be photographed either and it's hardly going to be presentable when in the middle of packing anyway. I'd probably allow say kitchen and bathroom plus garden (kitchens and bathrooms sell the property after all). However I took many pictures of the property when I initially moved in mainly for inventory checking so I'd offer those to the agent instead if they want the other rooms. Really it's not that difficult for any landlord (or his agent) to think ahead and take pictures when the property is looking great empty between tenants!

graduate do you have any photos from inventory checking or if not look at the letting and selling history on zoopla and the property prices on rightmove you may find some old photos there and can offer those.

franklee

ValHaller wrote: »

I can hardly imagine you want to protect your dirty washing up or your newspapers for recycling,

I would. I'd not let the agent in with dirty washing up let alone allow it to be photographed. That's the thing we're all different with differing priorities which is just as it should be in our own homes - no defending needed.

googler

Werdnal wrote: »

TBH I think you are a little paranoid! There are 1000s of property photos on rightmove and other letting/sale websites in the country, and I cannot see how any would be at more risk of burglary because of it. Unless you have £1000 worth of gadgets, PCs, jewellery etc on show in the photos, what makes you think your property would be any more likely to attract unwanted attention than any other.

What will you do if you are ever in a position to buy a property and then want to sell it? Clear the house and leave it empty for the photos?

Exactly. Why would thieves regard the OP as more of a target than anyone else?

jc808

franklee wrote: »

I don't see graduate has any need to defend this, it's his/her home and every one of us is entitled to view our own homes differently and we all have different privacy values. Why can't the landlord use the photos that were used to advertise from when the property was let? Or he can easily advertise with external photos.

I wouldn't allow most of my home to be photographed either and it's hardly going to be presentable when in the middle of packing anyway. I'd probably allow say kitchen and bathroom plus garden (kitchens and bathrooms sell the property after all). However I took many pictures of the property when I initially moved in mainly for inventory checking so I'd offer those to the agent instead if they want the other rooms. Really it's not that difficult for any landlord (or his agent) to think ahead and take pictures when the property is looking great empty between tenants!

graduate do you have any photos from inventory checking or if not look at the letting and selling history on zoopla and the property prices on rightmove you may find some old photos there and can offer those.

Agreed........

martindow

graduate wrote: »

While looking for our next property I had one agent tell me that the tenants where on holiday for a week so we couldn't view! I couldn't believe it.

Presumably because the tenants had told the agents that they didn't want viewings while they were not present. It seems quite reasonable to me and it is good that the agents respected their request. There have been threads here where agents have not locked up after showing people round.

RupertTheCat

I can't help thinking if you ever buy a property and wish to sell it, then you will have to have photos of it on the internet including your belongings, otherwise you are never going to get it sold. Most people I know just move personal photos. Often the exact address of your property isn't put up on the internet, just the street name.

I do own some properties and do just re-use pictures as a rule. This should be OK unless you've been in the property a long time.

Jonesy_McJones

martindow wrote: »

Presumably because the tenants had told the agents that they didn't want viewings while they were not present. It seems quite reasonable to me and it is good that the agents respected their request. There have been threads here where agents have not locked up after showing people round.

Yes, it's great that the LA respected the tenants' wishes and didn't do viewings whilst the tenants were on holiday. What's not great is that the LA has told a complete random that the tenants' house is empty for a week.

Manchee

Jonesy_McJones wrote: »

Yes, it's great that the LA respected the tenants' wishes and didn't do viewings whilst the tenants were on holiday. What's not great is that the LA has told a complete random that the tenants' house is empty for a week.

I dont know if it has changed (don't use social media any more), but the amount of people who advertise the fact they are going away, I doubt many people are actually bothered by this kinda thing